“Auntie Carmen, I'm here specifically to see you.”
The young man asked me for my luggage. I realized that he was wearing a priest's robe under his coat.
“My master said that only your grandmother, Monica Celeste can properly make paper money that circulates in the underworld, Auntie Carmen. But unfortunately, Grandma Monica has passed away. Now only you can inherit this tradition.”
“Whether it's a Buddhist temple or another temple and hall, incense and offerings are needed. As the saying goes, money can make the devil work. No matter if it's in heaven or on earth, we all need money, especially when we perform rituals, we need a lot of paper money. The paper money made by Grandma Monica is recognized by this heaven and earth.”
The young man told me his name was Jonathan Gibson. He was the twenty-eighth generation of the priest Eugene Gibson from Sagrada Aparecida Hall.
When my grandmother taught me how to make paper money, it was all by hand. I even had to burn incense and make offerings for seventy-seven or forty-nine days before I could use it.
Once I suggested that we could now use advanced technology to manufacture in bulk, but I was rebuked by my grandmother and punished by kneeling in front of the god for a day and a night. It turned out to be so.
Whether it was in heaven, on earth, or on the ground, counterfeit money was very much rejected. However, I looked at Jonathan in front of me, it made me think that he was one of Xaviera's gang.
Nowadays, young people were not concerned about this. But Jonathan seemed to understand something. He winked at me.
“Auntie Carmen, if you don't trust me, we can make a contract. I will sign it right now. Don't worry, if we break the contract, we will compensate for your loss tenfold.”
I was silent for a while. I didn’t believe what I heard.
“Grandma Monica has passed away. I know you are the only one who knows how to make ancient paper money. So, please help me. It will be a good deed.”
Hearing this and thinking of my rebirth, I agreed to this. The orders from the Sagrada Aparecida temple and monasteries were large. My family's finances improved a lot at once. All of this was the result of the skills that my grandmother taught me and passed on to me.
I bought a lot of things for my home and even redecorated the paper-making shop. But when I came back from shopping, I saw Xaviera and her gang again.